According to Entertainment Weekly, Actor Frederick Schmidt has joined the cast to play John Corben, aka Metallo, in Supergirl‘s Second season. Schmidt is will star in at least two episodes.
When international assassin John Corben is badly injured after taking on both Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), he is reborn by a shadow organization into the Kryptonite-powered supervillain Metallo.
Frederick Schmidt is known for his roles in ‘Taboo’ and ‘Alleycats’.
Supergirl is set to return on Monday, October 10 at 08:00 PM on The CW.
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